@beallieblue-oz wrote:
does anyone know the extra cost of prority post for letter rate. I only sell greeting cards and have to charge $2.00 now, as i use like dvd boxes 16mm high.
Priority is an extra 50c per letter, with likely no discount for bulk purchase (going by the fact that business accounts can get a 5% discount on stamp prices, but will pay the full 50c for priority. I also asked at the PO if there might be a discount, but they said unlikely, same as how there's no discount when you buy stamps in bulk).
I decided when this was first announced that I am only going to quote for and use priority - mostly because of eBay, their requirements, the lack of trust I have in them being able to communicate realistic expectations in the places they decide to do it on my behalf....etc etc.
To try and counter-act the increase in cost (minimum $1.10 per letter, across the board), I'll be doing a couple of things - the first is to make my items higher/better value wherever possible. At the moment, I have a lot of things that are around the $3.00 mark, I'll still list those items, but instead of X amount for $3.00, I'll do Y amount for $5.00 so that postage can remain a lower percentage of the total cost and I can try as much as possible to maintain the same kind of value people get now.
I'm also looking to start stocking more parcel rate items, I feel like re-introducing those will make a transition to parcels easier if it comes to that, plus it will highlight the - still - lower letter cost, and may sometimes make things more manageable if people buy a combo of items, because I will retain my flat rate postage rules for the time being.
How it's going to affect the appeal of my items and overall sales remains to be seen. o_o
